Ukraine
mobilizes its armed forces after the signs of possible Russian military
intervention

Leaders
of the new government in Ukraine were mobilizing troops
Sunday, March 2, 2014, amid signs of Russian military
intervention in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. The Ukrainian
National Security Council ordered the mobilization
as Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to dismiss
warnings from world leaders to avoid military intervention
in Crimea. Sunday, March 2, 2014 06:02 PM

Russia
would like to increase its military presence in Asia and South America

Russia
would like to increase its military presence in numerous
foreign countries like Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
According to Russia’s defense minister, Sergei
Shogu, Moscow is looking to build military bases in
Vietnam, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, the Seychelles,
Singapore and several other countries.a Sunday, March 2, 2014 11:29 AM

UN
calls for dialogue in Ukraine after Russian parliament approves the sending
of troops

The
United Nations Security Council is meeting on Saturday,
March 1, 2014, for the second time in as many days
to discuss the situation in Ukraine, while an envoy
dispatched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the
strife-torn country appealed to all sides to refrain
from any actions that could further escalate an already
tense environment in the Crimea region. Sunday, March 2, 2014 10:17 AM

Russia
is taking additional steps to ensure security at its
naval facilities on the Crimean Peninsula amid the
growing political unrest in Ukraine, Said Russian
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According a picture
provided to CNN February 28, 2014, by a local resident
shows Russian 2S1 self-propelled howitzer on the move
in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Saturday, March 1, 2014 10:39 AM

Army
of Belarus has tested for the first time Tor-M2 air defense missile system
in live fire exercise

The
Belarusian Armed Forces tested its air defense missile
system Tor-M2. It was the first time that a Tor-M2
system has been tested in Belarus, Belarusian Defense
Ministry said. During a tactical exercise involving
units of the 120th Air Defense Missile Brigade of
the Western Tactical Command of the Belarusian Air
Force and Air Defense in Gomel Oblast, the third air
defense missile battery Tor-M2 performed live firing.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 04:05 AM